Issue 27, 2016

A simple small molecule as an acceptor for fullerene-free organic solar cells with efficiency near 8%

Abstract

A simple small molecule acceptor named DICTF, with fluorene as the central block and 2-(2,3-dihydro-3-oxo-1H-inden-1-ylidene)propanedinitrile as the end-capping groups, has been designed for fullerene-free organic solar cells. The new molecule was synthesized from widely available and inexpensive commercial materials in only three steps with a high overall yield of ∼60%. Fullerene-free organic solar cells with DICTF as the acceptor material provide a high PCE of 7.93%.

Graphical abstract: A simple small molecule as an acceptor for fullerene-free organic solar cells with efficiency near 8%

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
25 Mey 2016
Accepted
08 Jun 2016
First published
08 Jun 2016

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2016,4, 10409-10413

A simple small molecule as an acceptor for fullerene-free organic solar cells with efficiency near 8%

M. Li, Y. Liu, W. Ni, F. Liu, H. Feng, Y. Zhang, T. Liu, H. Zhang, X. Wan, B. Kan, Q. Zhang, T. P. Russell and Y. Chen, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2016, 4, 10409 DOI: 10.1039/C6TA04358E

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